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Henry Beckman

Canadian actor

Summary

Canadian actor

Field	Value
name	Henry Beckman
image	Henry Beckman as Commander Paul Richards in Flash Gordon.jpg
caption	Henry Beckman as Commander Paul Richards in Flash Gordon
birth_date
birth_place	Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
death_date
death_place	Barcelona, Spain
occupation	Actor
years_active	1951–2002
spouse	Cheryl Maxwell
(1955-98; her death)
Hillary Beckman
(2001-08; his death)

(1955-98; her death) Hillary Beckman (2001-08; his death)}}

Henry Beckman (26 November 1921 – 17 June 2008) was a Canadian stage, film and television actor.

Career

Beckman appeared in well over 100 productions in the United States and Canada, including recurring roles as Commander Paul Richards in the 1954 Flash Gordon space opera television series, Bob Mulligan in the ABC sitcom I'm Dickens, He's Fenster, George Anderson in the television adaptation of Peyton Place, Captain Clancey in the Western comedy-drama Here Come the Brides, Harry Mark on Bronk, conniving United States Army Colonel Douglas Harrigan in McHale's Navy, Colonel Platt in the 1965 movie McHale's Navy Joins the Air Force, and as a sheriff in an episode of Rango.

He made four guest appearances on the CBS courtroom drama series Perry Mason, including the role of David in the 1960 episode "The Case of the Flighty Father", as Sydney L. Garth in the 1962 episode "The Case of the Captain's Coins", as Albert King in the 1965 episode "The Case of the Wrongful Writ" and as William March in the 1966 episode "The Case of the Dead Ringer". He made a guest appearance as Cody on Honey West "A Matter of Wife and Death" (episode 4) in 1965.

In the 1980s he appeared in Kane & Abel, played the security guard Alf on the Don Adams sitcom Check It Out!, and was also a non-celebrity contestant on the TV game show Scrabble. He continued to act through his late seventies on shows like The Commish and MacGyver, and a handful of appearances on The X-Files, most notably with "Squeeze".

Awards/legacy

Beckman won two Canadian Film Awards for Best Supporting Actor, in 1975 for Why Rock the Boat? and in 1978 for Blood and Guts. With his first wife, actress Cheryl Maxwell, Beckman founded the Dukes Oak Theater in Cooperstown, New York, and served as the theater company's producer.

War service

He served with the Canadian Army during World War II, including the D-Day Landings at Juno Beach, Normandy, on 6 June 1944.

Family

He is the father of astrophysicist and software engineer Brian Beckman.

Death

Beckman died in Barcelona, Spain on 17 June 2008 with his second wife Hillary at his side.

Selected filmography

Year	Title	Role
1953	Niagara	Motorcycle Cop (uncredited)
1953	The Glory Brigade	Soldier (uncredited)
1956	The Wrong Man	Prisoner at Arraignment Hearing (uncredited)
1957	So Lovely... So Deadly	Steve Clark
1960	The Bramble Bush	Bill Watts (uncredited)
1961	Breakfast at Tiffany's	Narcotics Detective Cronberger (uncredited)
1962	13 West Street	Joe Bradford
1963	The Man from the Diners' Club	Policeman (uncredited)
1963	Twilight of Honor	Man Stirring Up Crowd (uncredited)
1964	Dead Ringer	Prosecutor (uncredited)
1964	Marnie	First Detective
1964	A House Is Not a Home	Croupier (uncredited)
1964	Kiss Me, Stupid	Truck Driver
1965	The Satan Bug	Dr. Baxter
1965	The Glory Guys	Salesman
1965	McHale's Navy Joins the Air Force	Col. Platt
1967	The Caper of the Golden Bulls	Bendell
1968	Madigan	Philip Downes
1968	The Stalking Moon	Sgt. Rudabaugh
1969	Sweet Charity	Policeman (uncredited)
1969	The Undefeated	Thad Benedict
1972	The Merry Wives of Tobias Rouke	Tobias Rouke
1973	Between Friends	Will
1974	Peopletoys	Dr. Brown
1974	Why Rock the Boat?	Philip Butcher
1976	Silver Streak	Conventioneer
1978	Blood and Guts	Red Henkel
1979	The Brood	Barton Kelly
1981	Death Hunt	Bill Luce
1986	Every Dog's Guide to Complete Home Safety	The Boss
1990	I Love You to Death	Wendel Carter
2000	Epicenter	Pat
2000	Lion of Oz	Narrator (voice)

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1959	Police Station	Detective Stan Abramson	2 episodes: s01:e01 and S1:E04
1962	Gunsmoke	Duff	1 episode: s08:e03 "Quint Asper Comes Home"
1965	The Munsters	“Leadfoot“ Baylor / Ralph, the Husband	2 episodes: s01:e36 "Hot Rod Herman", s2:e05 "Herman, Coach of the Year"
1967	The Monkees	D.A. / Manager	2 episodes: s02:e02 "The Picture Frame", s2e19 "The Monkee's Paw"
1968-1970	Here Come the Brides	Captain Clancey	Recurring (Season 1)
1985	Check it Out!	Alf Scully	Season 1
1988	Family Reunion	Leo	Television film

References

some sources cite 1920, others 1925
de Pjanje, Bob. (13 June 1958). "Viewing & Listening". Oneonta Star.
"Brian Beckman: On Analog Computing, Some Beckman History, and Life in the Universe".
(2008-06-30). "Actor Henry Beckman dies at 86". Variety.

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